About 8 years ago, in mid-2015, Australian David Hole found a rock reddish while strolling through Maryborough Regional Park. According to David, the rock was also heavier than it should have been.
Having found the rock in the region where the so-called “Australian gold rush” took place, near the city of Melbourne, David Hole thought he had come across a nugget of gold.
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With this belief, the man began trying to drill into the rock, using every type of method he knew. However, he was unsuccessful with absolutely nothing.
When his options were exhausted, Hole decided to take the rock to the Melbourne Museum, where it was finally identified.
But what was this rock anyway?
When examining the “nugget” found by David Hole, geologists at the Melbourne Museum discovered that it was a meteorite.
(Image: Melbourne Museum/reproduction)
Additional studies concluded that the meteorite, named “Maryborough”, weighed around 17kg and was 4.6 billion years old.
Furthermore, using appropriate tools, the researchers were able to take a sample of the rock space, making it possible to discover that the meteorite has high amounts of iron in its composition.
In a comment on the subject, scientists from the Melbourne Museum made clear the importance of investigating meteorites.
“Meteorites provide the cheapest form of space exploration. They transport us back in time, providing clues about the age, formation and chemistry of our Solar System, which includes Earth”, began the experts.
“Some provide a glimpse into our planet’s deep interior. In some meteorites, there is material even older than our Solar System, which shows us how stars form and evolve to create elements on the periodic table. Other rare meteorites contain organic molecules such as amino acids; the building blocks of life”, they added.
Where did Maryborough come from?
Researchers who investigated the meteorite found by David Hole are not sure where the space rock came from. The main line of assumption is the now famous asteroid belt, which is located between Mars and Jupiter.
After a carbon dating analysis, it was found that the meteorite arrived on Earth between 100 and 1,000 years ago, having remained at its impact site until it was found in 2015.
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